My brother Dave Nicoll who was a member probably from 1996 when he built his first coracle on a Terry Kenny’s course on the weekend of the Ironbridge regatta of that year, died on Saturday 20th April after a short illness aged 85
Jeremy Paxman tries his hand at coracling
07 March 2017
Jeremy Paxman visited the Ironbridge Coracle Regatta last summer with the production team for his current Channel 4 series, Rivers with Jeremy Paxman, where he tried his hand at coracling.
Broadcast on 5th March, the 3 minute segment shows Jeremy meeting coracle and Society veteran Terry Kenny, before having a go on the water under the expert guidance of Wendy Gee. He also participated in the novice sprint!
You can watch the segment, shown during episode 2, on All4 (UK only) until around the 5th April via this link, or if you have Sky, Virgin, Freesat, Freeview Play, YouView or a smart TV you may be able to view it via the on demand service on these platforms. The segment starts at 31.00